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Old Jan 16, 2010 | 8:39 pm
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Originally Posted by MP (Miles+Points)
I believe Oneworld has done a lot in early stage trying to convince MU, but the CX/CA link made all these impossble.
CA has a 12% hold on MU and it can oppose or block any deals it does not like, as it did less than two years ago with SQ. CX also has shares in MU and most likely they will not let it go unless they are some concessions to be made (for instance establishing a KA hub in PVG with connections to second tier cities)
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